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WFYI News Now

Hear the news you need to stay informed on your community with WFYI News Now. From the biggest stories of the day to new policy, research and events, this podcast keeps you connected to Central Indiana and statewide Indiana news.

From WFYI's studios in Indianapolis, host Abriana Herron brings you reporting from WFYI and IPB News journalists in 10 minutes or less, every weekday.

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Indy City-County Council Approves Next Year’s Budget, Residents Get New Trash Bins, IPS Leader Against All-Charter School System, Fox Analyst Mark Sanchez Charged With Felony
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Indy City-County Council Approves Next Year’s Budget, Residents Get New Trash Bins, IPS Leader Against All-Charter School System, Fox Analyst Mark Sanchez Charged With Felony
October 7, 2025

Indianapolis News: Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez now faces a felony count after an alley…...

Indy City-County Council Votes On Budget, Mark Sanchez Charged After Downtown Fight, YMCA Of Greater Indy Launches Fundraiser, ICE Fears Keep People Away From Doctor Visits
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Indy City-County Council Votes On Budget, Mark Sanchez Charged After Downtown Fight, YMCA Of Greater Indy Launches Fundraiser, ICE Fears Keep People Away From Doctor Visits
October 6, 2025

Indianapolis News: Early this year, President Trump rolled back a policy that kept federal…...

Update On Cyclist Deaths Story, Clean Up Effort At Historic Women’s Prison, Elanco’s New Global Headquarters, IN Infant Mortality Numbers, Investigation Into Lawrence Mental Health Facility
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Update On Cyclist Deaths Story, Clean Up Effort At Historic Women’s Prison, Elanco’s New Global Headquarters, IN Infant Mortality Numbers, Investigation Into Lawrence Mental Health Facility
October 3, 2025

Indianapolis News: An investigation into a mental health facility in Lawrence has uncovered…...

Indiana Federal Workers Furloughed, 2025 Deadliest Year For Indy Cyclists, 100% Tariff on Pharmaceutical Drugs Made Outside U.S., ICE Detainees Can Now Be Held At Miami Correctional
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Indiana Federal Workers Furloughed, 2025 Deadliest Year For Indy Cyclists, 100% Tariff on Pharmaceutical Drugs Made Outside U.S., ICE Detainees Can Now Be Held At Miami Correctional
October 2, 2025

Indianapolis News: Detainees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement can now be held at…...

IPS offers Closed School Building For $1, Purdue Ends Program To Help Low-Income Students, Fewer International Student Enrollment, Immigrants Skip Doctor Visits Fearing Deportation
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IPS offers Closed School Building For $1, Purdue Ends Program To Help Low-Income Students, Fewer International Student Enrollment, Immigrants Skip Doctor Visits Fearing Deportation
October 1, 2025

Indianapolis News: Increased activity from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, has…...

Judge Orders Jury Trial In Lugar Tower Suit, Student Newspaper No Longer Employs International Students, Trump Releases Classified Earhart Docs, Indiana Fever One Game Away From Finals
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Judge Orders Jury Trial In Lugar Tower Suit, Student Newspaper No Longer Employs International Students, Trump Releases Classified Earhart Docs, Indiana Fever One Game Away From Finals
September 30, 2025

Indianapolis News: Facing elimination the Indiana Fever rallied Sunday to defeat the Las Vegas…...

Downtown Indy Is Thriving, IMPD Announce Results From Operation Guardian, Increased Foreclosures In Marion County, Doctors At Odds With Trump On Tylenol Announcement
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Downtown Indy Is Thriving, IMPD Announce Results From Operation Guardian, Increased Foreclosures In Marion County, Doctors At Odds With Trump On Tylenol Announcement
September 29, 2025

Indianapolis News: Some expectant mothers are uncertain whether they can take Tylenol…...

Indiana Pacers matriarch Nancy Leonard passed away, Taiwan Officials Set To Purchase Indiana Crops, IEDC Will Release Forensic Examination, Report Shows How To Reduce Eviction Filings
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Indiana Pacers matriarch Nancy Leonard passed away, Taiwan Officials Set To Purchase Indiana Crops, IEDC Will Release Forensic Examination, Report Shows How To Reduce Eviction Filings
September 26, 2025

Indianapolis News: Every year around seventy-thousand evictions are filed against Indiana…...

Todd Rokita Reopens Case Against IHA’s Lugar Tower, Two Purdue Alumni Chosen By NASA, Trump Admin Ends Federal Hunger Report, Local Recovery Program Expands Services
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Todd Rokita Reopens Case Against IHA’s Lugar Tower, Two Purdue Alumni Chosen By NASA, Trump Admin Ends Federal Hunger Report, Local Recovery Program Expands Services
September 25, 2025

Indianapolis News: A local recovery program is expanding its footprint and services…...

Indy ArtsGarden Celebrates 30 Years, ACLU Files Suit Against BSU President, USA Gymnastics Has New Headquarters In Noblesville, Construction Begins On New Affordable Housing In Indy
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Indy ArtsGarden Celebrates 30 Years, ACLU Files Suit Against BSU President, USA Gymnastics Has New Headquarters In Noblesville, Construction Begins On New Affordable Housing In Indy
September 24, 2025

Indianapolis News: Construction on new affordable housing in a near northeast side…...

Google Drops Rezoning Plan For Data Center, Leaders Discuss Importance of Civility, All Fountain Square Encampment Members Housed, Push Back Against Rokita’s Investigation Into Exodus
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Google Drops Rezoning Plan For Data Center, Leaders Discuss Importance of Civility, All Fountain Square Encampment Members Housed, Push Back Against Rokita’s Investigation Into Exodus
September 23, 2025

Indianapolis News: Google has dropped its plan to rezone hundreds of acres on the southeast…...

Hamilton Co. Says No To Vote Centers, Kirk Vigil Held In Zionsville, Teachers Could Lose License Over Kirk Comments, Data Center Decision Tonight, State Funding For Federal Detention Center
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Hamilton Co. Says No To Vote Centers, Kirk Vigil Held In Zionsville, Teachers Could Lose License Over Kirk Comments, Data Center Decision Tonight, State Funding For Federal Detention Center
September 22, 2025

Indianapolis News: State funding to help turn the Miami Correctional Facility into a federal…...

Citizen’s Energy Sues IHA, Buttigieg Urges Hoosiers To Oppose GOP Redistricting, BSU Fires Employee Over Online Kirk Comments, Charter School Among Highest Suspension Rates In State
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Citizen’s Energy Sues IHA, Buttigieg Urges Hoosiers To Oppose GOP Redistricting, BSU Fires Employee Over Online Kirk Comments, Charter School Among Highest Suspension Rates In State
September 19, 2025

Indianapolis News: Paramount has among the highest suspension rates in the state…

IndyGo Asks For Public Feedback, New Affordable Housing In Indy, Governor Braun Could Call Special Session On Redistricting, Hamilton Co. Coroner Gets Help From Genealogy Group
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IndyGo Asks For Public Feedback, New Affordable Housing In Indy, Governor Braun Could Call Special Session On Redistricting, Hamilton Co. Coroner Gets Help From Genealogy Group
September 18, 2025

Indianapolis News: a genetic genealogy group helps the Hamilton County Coroner identify…...

Local School District Supports Google Data Center, State Program PowerUp Indiana Launches, Indiana Teacher Morale Below Average, Increasing Rates Of Mental Distress Among Women
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Local School District Supports Google Data Center, State Program PowerUp Indiana Launches, Indiana Teacher Morale Below Average, Increasing Rates Of Mental Distress Among Women
September 17, 2025

Indianapolis News: The Women’s Fund of Central Indiana is highlighting data from the...

Former State Official Accused Of Violating Ethics Code, IN Sec. Of State Gives Voter’s Personal Info to DOJ, Commission President Resigns After Kirk Comments, Annual Tippecanoe Latino Festival
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Former State Official Accused Of Violating Ethics Code, IN Sec. Of State Gives Voter’s Personal Info to DOJ, Commission President Resigns After Kirk Comments, Annual Tippecanoe Latino Festival
September 16, 2025

Indianapolis News: The annual Tippecanoe Latino Festival brought people together over the…...

Fines For Youth Out Past Curfew On Hold, Website Lets Residents Request Free HIV Test Kits, IN Food Banks Concerned With Rising Food Insecurity, Inaugural TEDSports Event In Indianapolis
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Fines For Youth Out Past Curfew On Hold, Website Lets Residents Request Free HIV Test Kits, IN Food Banks Concerned With Rising Food Insecurity, Inaugural TEDSports Event In Indianapolis
September 15, 2025

Indianapolis News: The future of sports is being shaped at the inaugural TEDSports event in…...

President Of Martin University Resigns, 2024 Hate Crimes Data In The U.S., Group Aims To Encourage Independent Candidates To Run, Rise Of Obesity In Central Indiana Youth
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President Of Martin University Resigns, 2024 Hate Crimes Data In The U.S., Group Aims To Encourage Independent Candidates To Run, Rise Of Obesity In Central Indiana Youth
September 12, 2025

Indianapolis News: The Indiana Youth Institute highlights the rise of obesity in central Indiana…...

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